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Route	SW Ringgold Co Iowa (1053)
Location	Iowa, USA
Survey date	2025-02-09
Survey ID	2125

Survey Conditions

Survey Date: 2025-02-09	Start Time: 09:40:00	End Time: 14:00:00
Temperature	-10.5 (C)	-3 (C)
Cloud Cover	50 (%)	0 (%)
Visibility
Precipitation	0: None	0: None
Wind Speed	1: 1-5 km/h (1-3 mph)	2: 6-11 km/h (4-7 mph)
Wind Direction	NW	NW
Water	Frozen	Frozen
Snow Depth	0 (in)	0 (in)
Observer 1	Veronica Mecko
Observer 2	Sophie Ryan
Observer 3	Betsy Keenan
Observer 4	Brian Terrell
Notes	The sky ranged from was mostly cloudy to partly cloudy throughout the morning. Immature red-tailed hawks absent. Observed a bald eagle and a red-tailed hawk nests.

Survey Sightings

Species	Time	Count	Behavior	Morph	Age	Sex	Habitat
BE (Bald Eagle)	09:45:00	1	Perched		Adult		•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•fallow agriculture

BE (Bald Eagle)	09:55:00	1	Perched		Adult		•forested•hayfields

BE (Bald Eagle)	09:55:00	1	Perched		Immature		•forested•hayfields

NH (Northern Harrier)	09:55:00	1	Flying		Adult	Female	•animal agriculture•grassland

BE (Bald Eagle)	10:00:00	2	Perched		Adult		•forested

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	10:00:00	1	Perched	Light	Adult		•forested

RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	10:05:00	1	Flying Perched	Light			•animal agriculture

AK (American Kestrel)	10:10:00	1	Perched				•roadsides•animal agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	10:10:00	1	Flying Perched	Light	Adult		•animal agriculture

BE (Bald Eagle)	10:15:00	4	Perched		Adult		•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•fallow agriculture

BE (Bald Eagle)	10:15:00	1	Perched		Immature		•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•fallow agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	10:20:00	1	Flying Perched	Dark	Adult		•fallow agriculture

BE (Bald Eagle)	10:25:00	1	Perched		Adult		•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•fallow agriculture

BE (Bald Eagle)	10:25:00	1	Flying		Immature		•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•fallow agriculture

AK (American Kestrel)	10:35:00	1	Perched			Male	•roadsides•grassland

BE (Bald Eagle)	10:45:00	1	Soaring		Adult		•fallow agriculture•developed

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	10:45:00	1	Flying Perched	Light	Adult		•roadsides•grassland

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	10:50:00	1	Perched	Light	Adult		•forested•animal agriculture

UB (Unknown Buteo)	10:55:00	1	Perched				•developed•animal agriculture

BE (Bald Eagle)	11:00:00	1	Perched		Adult		•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	11:05:00	1	Flying Perched	Light	Adult		•roadsides•animal agriculture

UB (Unknown Buteo)	11:05:00	2	Perched				•animal agriculture

AK (American Kestrel)	11:10:00	1	Flying Perched			Male	•roadsides•developed•shrubland

BE (Bald Eagle)	11:20:00	2	Perched		Adult		•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•fallow agriculture

BE (Bald Eagle)	11:20:00	1	Flying		Adult		•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•fallow agriculture

BE (Bald Eagle)	11:20:00	1	Soaring		Adult		•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•forested

BE (Bald Eagle)	11:45:00	1	Soaring		Immature		•animal agriculture•grassland

RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	11:50:00	1	Flying Soaring	Light	Immature		•animal agriculture

BE (Bald Eagle)	11:55:00	2	Soaring		Immature		•fallow agriculture•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian

BE (Bald Eagle)	11:55:00	1	Soaring		Adult		•animal agriculture•fallow agriculture

BE (Bald Eagle)	12:00:00	1	Perched		Adult		•forested

NH (Northern Harrier)	12:00:00	1	Flying		Adult	Male	•animal agriculture•roadsides

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	12:00:00	1	Perched		Adult		•forested

BE (Bald Eagle)	12:10:00	1	Perched		Adult		•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•fallow agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	12:10:00	1	Soaring		Adult		•animal agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	12:10:00	1	Soaring				•animal agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	12:25:00	1	Flying Perched	Light	Adult		•hayfields•roadsides

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	12:25:00	1	Flying Perched	Light	Adult		•animal agriculture

AK (American Kestrel)	12:30:00	1	Flying Perched			Female	•roadsides•animal agriculture

BE (Bald Eagle)	12:30:00	1	Soaring		Immature		•animal agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	12:30:00	1	Flying Perched	Light	Adult		•animal agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	12:30:00	1	Perched				•animal agriculture

AK (American Kestrel)	12:35:00	1	Flying Perched			Female	•roadsides•forested

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	12:50:00	1	Soaring				•forested•grassland

UR (Unknown Raptor)	12:50:00	1	Flying				•developed

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	12:55:00	1	Flying	Light	Adult

BE (Bald Eagle)	13:00:00	1	Perched		Adult		•animal agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	13:00:00	1	Flying Perched	Dark	Adult		•roadsides•animal agriculture

AK (American Kestrel)	13:05:00	1	Flying Perched			Female	•roadsides•grassland

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	13:25:00	1	Soaring	Light	Adult		•animal agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	13:25:00	2	Flying	Light	Adult		•animal agriculture•forested

NH (Northern Harrier)	13:35:00	1	Flying				•animal agriculture

RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	13:35:00	1	Flying Perched	Light			•roadsides•animal agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	13:35:00	1	Flying Perched	Light	Adult		•developed

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	13:40:00	1	Perched	Light	Adult		•roadsides

BE (Bald Eagle)	13:45:00	1	Soaring		Adult		•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•dirt agriculture

BE (Bald Eagle)	13:45:00	1	Perched		Adult		•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•fallow agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	13:45:00	1	Soaring	Light	Adult		•fallow agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	13:45:00	1	Perched	Light	Adult		•wetland/pond/marsh/riparian•dirt agriculture

BE (Bald Eagle)	13:50:00	1	Soaring		Immature		•fallow agriculture

RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	13:55:00	1	Perched	Intermediate	Adult		•roadsides•developed

Survey totals by species

Species	Total Count
BE (Bald Eagle)	29
NH (Northern Harrier)	3
RT (Red-tailed Hawk)	24
RL (Rough-legged Hawk)	3
AK (American Kestrel)	6
UB (Unknown Buteo)	3
UR (Unknown Raptor)	1
Total	69